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insular 作表语时通常指思想、观点等狭隘封闭。
Their attitudes are insular and resistant to change.
他们的态度很狭隘，抗拒变化。
狭隘的；偏狭的
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狭隘的；偏狭的
narrow-minded; limited in outlook or scope
Their attitudes are insular and resistant to change.
他们的态度很狭隘，抗拒变化。
常含贬义，指思想、态度等自我封闭。
岛屿的；关于岛屿的；位于岛上的；类似岛屿的。
Of or being, pertaining to, situated on, or resembling an island or islands.
与周围隔绝的；孤立的；不理会他人意见的；偏狭的。
Separate or isolated from the surroundings; having little regard for others opinions or prejudices; provincial.
内向的；冷漠的；孤僻的。
Having an inward-looking, standoffish, or withdrawn manner.
与脑岛有关的。
Relating to the insula in the brain.
His insular views made it hard for him to accept new ideas.
他狭隘的观点使他很难接受新思想。
Living in a small town can sometimes make people insular.
住在一个小镇有时会使人变得狭隘。
The committee's insular approach ignored feedback from outside experts.
委员会狭隘的做法忽视了外部专家的反馈。
insular 作表语时通常指思想、观点等狭隘封闭。
Their attitudes are insular and resistant to change.
他们的态度很狭隘，抗拒变化。
作定语修饰 community、culture 等时，兼有“岛屿的”和“孤立的”含义，需根据语境理解。
The island nation developed an insular culture.
这个岛国形成了一种与世隔绝的文化。
介词 in 后接具体方面，表示在哪一方面狭隘。
She is insular in her opinions.
她的见解很偏狭。
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He is an insular.
Use this
He is insular.
insular 是形容词，不能直接作名词表示‘孤僻/狭隘的人’；应作表语，或用名词短语 an insular person。
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The village is insular from the outside world.
Use this
The village is isolated from the outside world.
insular 侧重思想、眼界狭隘或与世隔绝的心态，不表示地理位置上的隔离；表示‘与外界隔绝’用 isolated（be isolated from）。
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The wires are insular.
Use this
The wires are insulated.
insular 意为‘岛屿的/狭隘的’，而‘绝缘的’是 insulated（动词 insulate 的过去分词）；二者形近但意义不同。
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封闭的社会；孤岛社会
Living in an insular society, they rarely encountered foreigners.
生活在封闭的社会中，他们很少遇到外国人。
狭隘的心态；保守思维
The company's insular mentality prevented it from adopting new technologies.
公司狭隘的心态阻碍了它采用新技术。
与世隔绝的社区；封闭社区
The insular community kept to itself and distrusted outsiders.
这个与世隔绝的社区自成一派，不信任外人。
狭隘的观点；偏狭的眼光
His insular outlook made it hard for him to understand different cultures.
他狭隘的观点使他难以理解不同的文化。
封闭的文化；孤岛文化
The island's insular culture preserved ancient traditions but resisted change.
这座岛屿封闭的文化保留了古老传统，却抵制变革。
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insular 开头像 island（岛屿），想象人独居孤岛、与世隔绝，因此既有“岛屿的”又引申为“狭隘、保守”。
语域：formal 常见场景：editorial/opinion writing、academic essays、geography/medical reference insular 为正式书面词，多用于评论、学术写作等严肃语境，常形容人的思想狭隘或群体与外界隔绝；在地理或医学专业文献中才有“岛屿的”“胰岛的”等专门义项。日常口语中较少出现。
与 insular 押韵的词需重音在 /ɪ/，且词尾为 /nsjʊlə/：peninsula、peninsular。拼写相似的 insulate、insulin、insult、island 发音不同，不应按拼写类推。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, OCTANOVE, WIKTIONARY.